at 5'9 170 you are a pretty good size if you want to fight...you dont want to gain too much weight and get into the middle or light heavys because you are a little too short....As for that tho, it is hard to put on muscle and see improvements without putting on weight and you definitely need to get that bench squat and deadlift up in weight. But be careful how much you put on if you are looking to stay in your weightclass because you can only cut so much

Monday's workout was ok. Not the best, I had a litle trouble with my bench, I think I'm making decent progress though. I don't plan on entering any fights LiLJb72, so I'm not worried about getting too heavy. I want to get my weight up to around 225 in the next 2 years.

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To subdue the enemy without fighting is the highest skill."
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55lbs in 2 years would be impressive given you're age, but not at all impossible....I joined the army at 6'3 168 and a year and a half later, I was 203...so not bad...but it took a lot of hard work and eating

In four weeks I'm going on a cruise, I wonder if I should stop bulking for that week and cut. I mean, I do have a little fat I'd like to drop, and eating 6 meals a day would be hard as hell on a cruise.

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To subdue the enemy without fighting is the highest skill."
~ Sun Tzu ~

It effects everybody different. I had three removed in one day (why not the 4th?) and I was not stopped one bit from doing what I had planned that night. A little sore but not so bad. Others I have seen it put them on their back for days. I'm like this with a lot of operations whereas others don't recuperate fast or perseve they are worse off so play the part out.

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Thats the opposite to me. When I had all four taken out, my mouth swelled to the size of a balloon. It was too painful to eat anything and I couldn't eat properly for about 4 days. The whole ordeal left me tired and feeling like cr4p for about a week and a half.

Even if you do feel fine I'd ask the dentist for his opinion on it. Always safer to get a professionals opinion.